It was significantly easier to be certain of your conception of the elements when you'd met the very cranky manifestations thereof.

"Yes, I'd imagine an extended lifespan would help," she said, a little dryly, otherwise taking the number well in stride. His answer to her other query made sense, as well, which was more than she could say for some magical systems. A person's natural inclination would show through, she supposed, something that so far she'd found seemed to hold across multiple worlds.

"Although I have to wonder: do many sorcerers age quite so dramatically, or are you an exception?"